• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    My spouse was still sleeping earlier so I tried to sneak into the room to grab my phone I left on the nightstand. When I was walking out I stepped on a stuffed mouse on a string (usually hangs from a doorframe so the cat can play with it but he pulled it down apparently). When I stepped on it I thought it was a real animal and soon as my foot felt the pressure of pushing down on such an object I jerked it up roughly to my waist, kicked the door I was trying to walk through and it slammed shut.

    One of those moments where you want to apologize, but really then you are just causing more noise to wake them up further.

    Tldr; I’m an idiot

    • cynar@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      My childhood cat used to catch and eat mice. Unfortunately, it would leave their entrails on the kitchen floor. Listening to my mother curse, when she discovered them with her bare feet, was an interesting way to be woken up.

      I think you got off lightly with the stuffed toy. 🤷‍♂️😅

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      17 hours ago

      Surprisingly often at the beach near me I’ll step on a whiting that wriggles off.
      I have very mixed feelings about this: first I jump 10 feet in the air, then I worry that I hurt the fish, then I regret not catching & eating it.
      Edit: also relief that is wasn’t a flathead or baby stingray.